Kinnock Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 It takes a coalition of investment businesses to raise the funds to make a movie, and they are looking for a guaranteed return on investment. This means a proven track record of consumers, either because it's a sequel, franchise or based on a successful book or video game. This has resulted to successive dumbing down of storyline. With the exception of a few writer/directors such as Christopher Nolan, who has the determination to do what he wants and the track record to raise the funds, everyone else just churns out boring franchised sequels that end in the predictable big final fight scenes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parallelman Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Apart from Bollywood where Indian love and dance routine are the usual,the industry moved away from the so called 'heartthrob' actors, crime and mystery theatre types to action movies etc. where focus changed to the action rather than the actors. Having said that in ancient times entertainment was all about action and killing gladiators so I guess we have come full circle except then it was real and now it isn't.😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhunLA Posted March 27 Popular Post Share Posted March 27 When investing 10s or 100s of millions of $$$, you can't risk offending the snowflakes ... ... and if the forum is any gauge of the snowflake demographics worldwide ... nuff said. 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Trippy Posted March 27 Popular Post Share Posted March 27 Used to be a big movie buff. There used to be so many good movies to choose from, sadly that is all gone now. Can barely find 5 movies I want to watch in a years time now. When you start valuing the person's skin tone, or gender or sexual identification over talent, you get the crappy films that are made today. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingstonkid Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Hollywood has become a CGI AI world, where before it was real-life stunts, and how far you could go is now how much CGI can you do. The other issue is that most of the people have left Hollywood, and those that are left behind are bereft of fresh ideas because most of it has already been done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newnative Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 15 hours ago, mikebike said: Wow. I have so many shows and movies lined up, I know I won't be able to watch everything I've got. No issues in movie land for me 😎 Me, too. Currently watching Shogun--terrific. Latest seasons of Fargo and True Detective were great. Masters of the Air. Like the new version of Reacher. For a change of pace, The Gilded Age. I've liked lots of the Korean shows, as well. Plenty of good content, just need to look around a bit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 (edited) I highly recommend the YouTube channel of "The Critical Drinker" for an amusing take on Hollywood and the stuff they're putting out. I never recall being disappointed watching the movies he recommends. Edited March 27 by impulse 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPancake Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 4 hours ago, sirineou said: Not boring. Boring to you if you are a certain age. " This statistic is significant in understanding the movie-going habits of North American audiences. It highlights the fact that a large portion of moviegoers are from the 12-24 age group, indicating that this demographic is a key target for movie studios and distributors." https://gitnux.org/movie-audience-statistics/#:~:text=This statistic is significant in,for movie studios and distributors. If it had anything to do with age, then movies wouldn't flop so badly. I think Hollywood doesn't know how to write and produce a compelling film anymore. 3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said: They got taken over by the woke. Now it's all about how great women are. They even took a childhood story I loved and ruined it ( Swallows and Amazons ) with nonsense about German spies and changed the characters into nasty kids. The 1974 version was way better. That might be part of the reason movies suck. But there's something else for sure. I mean they could produce good films with "great women" characters. But they don't. They come up with garbage only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kinok Farang Posted March 27 Popular Post Share Posted March 27 I'm a woke democrat with blue hair that likes to dress in woman's clothes.My pronouns are they-them. I think Hollywood is fantastic just the way it is now. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhunLA Posted March 27 Popular Post Share Posted March 27 2 hours ago, Trippy said: Used to be a big movie buff. There used to be so many good movies to choose from, sadly that is all gone now. Can barely find 5 movies I want to watch in a years time now. When you start valuing the person's skin tone, or gender or sexual identification over talent, you get the crappy films that are made today. They're simply time killers now when bored, and most fail at that minor task. Really can't remember a movie recently I'd recommend as thought provoking or just entertaining, let alone one I'd watch again. Some of the Oscar winners & blockbuster at the bottom of the list, and that's pretty sad. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSePuede419 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Adam Sandler? 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSePuede419 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 1 hour ago, Kinok Farang said: I'm a woke democrat with blue hair that likes to dress in woman's clothes.My pronouns are they-them. I think Hollywood is fantastic just the way it is now. Did you appear in Trannies for Trump 7? You closeted gay Republicans are weird. 😘 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbko Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Let's admit the older you get, the more you yearn for the way things used to be. Go into any bar and the old timers are stuck listening to the music they grew up on. How many more decades till we see 60-70-y/o requesting hip hop music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinok Farang Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 4 minutes ago, SiSePuede419 said: Did you appear in Trannies for Trump 7? You closeted gay Republicans are weird. 😘 7 minutes ago, SiSePuede419 said: Did you appear in Trannies for Trump 7? You closeted gay Republicans are weird. 😘 Not really although i only moved in with my current gf because her clothes fit me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPancake Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 10 minutes ago, bbko said: Let's admit the older you get, the more you yearn for the way things used to be. Go into any bar and the old timers are stuck listening to the music they grew up on. How many more decades till we see 60-70-y/o requesting hip hop music? I'm absolutely in favor of new stuff. I don't really wanna see more of what was hype in the 80's and 90's. But new things are just terrible remakes or horrid originals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 3 hours ago, MrPancake said: If it had anything to do with age, then movies wouldn't flop so badly. I think Hollywood doesn't know how to write and produce a compelling film anymore. That might be part of the reason movies suck. But there's something else for sure. I mean they could produce good films with "great women" characters. But they don't. They come up with garbage only. They used to have great movies about women, but those women were believable. That isn't the case now. Take China Beach, which was a series showcasing strong women that was excellent. Now it's about how women can beat up men. The Koreans/ Japanese make movies about women that are still feminine, but I can't remember the last feminine woman I saw on a Hollywood movie. Having sex at the drop of a hat isn't about femininity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 1 hour ago, SiSePuede419 said: Adam Sandler? 😳 I will never watch another movie with that man in it. They couldn't pay me enough to sit through another of his atrocious movies. Same with a whole heap of American actors, like Ben Stiller. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted March 27 Popular Post Share Posted March 27 They've made nothing worth watching since American Beauty and Fight Club. I'm currently working backwards, yesterday Witness with Harrison Ford And before that Carlito's way and Scarface. All the best movies were made in the 1980s and 1990s! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPancake Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 1 hour ago, BritManToo said: All the best movies were made in the 1980s and 1990s! So true 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobandyson Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 10 hours ago, champers said: I am waiting for the film version of Curb Your Enthusiasm. I'm not holding my breath. This movie got me watching CYE. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPancake Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 (edited) Edited March 27 by MrPancake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
still kicking Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Start watching Bollywood 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 There's still a lot of very good stuff out there, right now TV seems to be better than movies, but there's a lot of independent film, and foreign film that's fantastic and there's some Hollywood film that's great. American fiction and Poor Things are two excellent examples of spectacular films that are hugely entertaining. You have to avoid the sequels and you have to avoid the amusement park garbage, the animated cartoon garbage, and the Transformer type garbage, and the Marvel garbage, that's all ridiculous nonsense without content just bloated big budget ridiculousness, once you get past that there is still a lot of good work being done. Perhaps you need to get more creative with your selections or do better research. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPancake Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 20 minutes ago, spidermike007 said: American fiction and Poor Things are two excellent examples of spectacular films that are hugely entertaining. Ok I'll give those two a try. Thanks 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPancake Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 (edited) @spidermike007 Just watched 30-40 minutes of Poor Things. What a boring uninspired degenerated remake of Frankenstein... I stopped right after the scene where the woman with a child's brain shoves a cucumber up her vagina. Enough with this weird pedo garbage 😄 (Visuals are nice though) Gonna try the other one now... Edited March 27 by MrPancake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake72 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 DEI is the death of everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 11 minutes ago, MrPancake said: @spidermike007 Just watched 30-40 minutes of Poor Things. What a boring uninspired degenerated remake of Frankenstein... I stopped right after the scene where the woman with a child's brain shoves a cucumber up her vagina. Enough with this weird pedo garbage 😄 (Visuals are nice though) Gonna try the other one now... I'm not sure what Emma Stone getting kinky has to do with pedo garbage, but I guess you have your preconceived notions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Just a few ideas, past and present. TV The fall of the house of usher Tulsa King Trapped - good Icelandic show The Bridge - amazing crime series Gomorrah - amazing Napolitano small time mafia series Suburra - similar Romanza criminale - gang story Gangs of London - gang story, a bit brutal, but good Taboo - amazing Tom Hardy series, powerful and anti corporate. The undoing Escape at dannemora Mare of Easttown Mayor of Kingstown - season 1 The offer - 2022 First man Halston Vikings Dark Movies Paolo Sorrention, the great Italian film director: The great beauty Youth The hand of God Mads Mikkelson: Another round Riders of Justice At eternity's gate The hunt A royal affair Valhalla rising After the wedding Man on fire - Denzel Across the universe Yesterday - Beatles were forgotten Beneicio del toro: A perfect day - 2015 Things we lost in the fire 21 grams Mystic River The Pledge The best offer - 2013 The secret life of Walter Mitty This must be the place - 2011 Only God Forgives - Ryan Gosling Song to song The big short Crazy, stupid love American pastoral The judge Crazy heart Seven days in utopia - great golf film Salmon fishing in the Yemen A history of violence Westerns Slow west The savlation The proposition Appaloosa Open range Get low Broken trail Japanese Sway 2006 Drive my car The list goes on and on. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPancake Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 (edited) 29 minutes ago, spidermike007 said: I'm not sure what Emma Stone getting kinky has to do with pedo garbage, but I guess you have your preconceived notions. Her character is a toddler (well at least the brain of one) in a woman's body. Edited March 27 by MrPancake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidjameson Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 (edited) 37 minutes ago, spidermike007 said: Just a few ideas, past and present. TV The fall of the house of usher Tulsa King Trapped - good Icelandic show The Bridge - amazing crime series Gomorrah - amazing Napolitano small time mafia series Suburra - similar Romanza criminale - gang story Gangs of London - gang story, a bit brutal, but good Taboo - amazing Tom Hardy series, powerful and anti corporate. The undoing Escape at dannemora Mare of Easttown Mayor of Kingstown - season 1 The offer - 2022 First man Halston Vikings Dark Movies Paolo Sorrention, the great Italian film director: The great beauty Youth The hand of God Mads Mikkelson: Another round Riders of Justice At eternity's gate The hunt A royal affair Valhalla rising After the wedding Man on fire - Denzel Across the universe Yesterday - Beatles were forgotten Beneicio del toro: A perfect day - 2015 Things we lost in the fire 21 grams Mystic River The Pledge The best offer - 2013 The secret life of Walter Mitty This must be the place - 2011 Only God Forgives - Ryan Gosling Song to song The big short Crazy, stupid love American pastoral The judge Crazy heart Seven days in utopia - great golf film Salmon fishing in the Yemen A history of violence Westerns Slow west The savlation The proposition Appaloosa Open range Get low Broken trail Japanese Sway 2006 Drive my car The list goes on and on. How does one get hold of all these great shows? Edited March 27 by sidjameson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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